Biography:

Janine Lim, PhD, currently serves as associate dean for online higher education in the School of Distance Education at Andrews University, in Berrien Springs, MI. She supports over 200 online courses, provides training for faculty teaching online, and works with the campus infrastructure support of online learning. In addition, Janine is responsible for the faculty and courses of the Consortium of Adventist Colleges and Universities. Prior to this position, Janine coordinated distance education for 22 school districts in southwest Michigan for 14 years. One of the co-founders of TWICE, Michigan’s K12 Videoconferencing Organization, Janine has spearheaded popular international K12 projects such as Read Around the Planet and MysteryQuest. Janine has taught 15 unique classes online numerous times over the past 15 years, with some classes attracting participants from all over the world.

Current Research or Professional Activities:

Researching the relationship between student surveys of teaching, teacher behavior in online courses, and self and external reviews of online courses

Researching factors that predict the success of students in self-paced courses, including activity patterns

Researching the factors necessary to reach higher levels of intersubjectivity and rigor in online discussions